Hong Kong stocks closed lower, with the Hang Seng Index down 2.14% and the Tech Index down 2.89%. Technology stocks continued to be weak, with SenseTime (00020.HK) falling 9.4%, and Meituan (03690.HK), Alibaba (09988.HK), and Baidu (09888.HK) all falling more than 4%. Oil and gas stocks bucked the trend, with Shandong Molong (00568.HK) rising 116% and Sinopec Oilfield Service (01033.HK) rising 34%.